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boehner. he also said that there might be some sort of discussion of some funding for the ebola response. i'm wondering, now that those conversations have taken place, whether any discussion of that happened or if you could characterize the conversation. >> i don't have any additional conversation to share with you. but i will tell you that we have not made any decisions about whether additional resources are necessary. determine they are, we'll certainly be working closely with our partners in sure that weake get them. this is a serious issue that is of theof the attention federal government. so we anticipate that if that's necessary, we'll have partners on capitol hill. but that determination has not been reached at this point. >> a white house official told post, in those discussions, the president asked leaders on kind of hold off on a travel ban. can you say if that was part of the conversation they had? >> again, i'm not in a position to give more detail about the conversation. discussio
boehner. he also said that there might be some sort of discussion of some funding for the ebola response. i'm wondering, now that those conversations have taken place, whether any discussion of that happened or if you could characterize the conversation. >> i don't have any additional conversation to share with you. but i will tell you that we have not made any decisions about whether additional resources are necessary. determine they are, we'll certainly be working closely with our...
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no better friend of israel than john boehner. just last week, the speaker said .luntly, israel is our friend andel's enemies are our aeneas. thank you. [applause] >> thank you all. much, and you very let me say thank you for bringing us all together. susane just heard from rice, and soon you will hear from kevin mccarthy, the new representative who i think will be a great success. owe a great of data to -- gratitude to the man that he will succeed, and that is eric cantor. [applause] term as, eric's majority leader might be coming to an end, but he will always be a leader in terms of israel. people try to isolate israel, but we are here today to stand with israel, not as an observer but as a strong partner and a trusted ally. and what does that mean? mean doing on one hand something and on the other hand having words and statements. the house will always support israel's right to defend itself. we will not equally professional military with terrorist organizations that use human shields to seek maximum civilian casualties. and we
no better friend of israel than john boehner. just last week, the speaker said .luntly, israel is our friend andel's enemies are our aeneas. thank you. [applause] >> thank you all. much, and you very let me say thank you for bringing us all together. susane just heard from rice, and soon you will hear from kevin mccarthy, the new representative who i think will be a great success. owe a great of data to -- gratitude to the man that he will succeed, and that is eric cantor. [applause] term...
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they write that john boehner's -- it may not portend well. he could emerge from a busy month even stronger. either way, the verdict is not likely to be clear until the conference settles on a path forward. the speaker will hold a news conference tomorrow and we will cover that on the c-span networks. texas, republican line. caller: i want to vote -- voice my opposition to the iran deal. no verification, no validation. abelieve that if we as nation, if this gets passed, it it will be our downfall. we have had issues with not supporting israel. i am voting no. i have encouraged to democrats that i know and republicans via twitter to vote against this thing. host: here is syracuse, new york. , i heari want to say the republicans against this. i have been listening to that for six years. is sufficient to make me support it. that obama is for, they are against and it is just absurd. host: some of the reporting about mike pompeo testifying before the rules committee. you may recall one of the reasons that prompted peter to come to the house floor y
they write that john boehner's -- it may not portend well. he could emerge from a busy month even stronger. either way, the verdict is not likely to be clear until the conference settles on a path forward. the speaker will hold a news conference tomorrow and we will cover that on the c-span networks. texas, republican line. caller: i want to vote -- voice my opposition to the iran deal. no verification, no validation. abelieve that if we as nation, if this gets passed, it it will be our...
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of course that puts house speaker john boehner back in a precarious situation where he has to sort of fight off his right flank and look to pass something else that the senate can pass. so none of the options here look good. and it certainly is going do be between mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner to work out. >> the house is going to take up a measure passed in the senate. snelt the senate passed keystone xl pipeline bill. they're taking up the senate version instead of going to conference. why that choice? >> i can that it would just reduce the amount of time. they want to get this on the president's desk as fast as possible. of course the president has said he is not going to sign it. but they want to have that confrontation asap. >> we joined by lauren fox who covers capitol hill. you can read more on twitter. and read more on line. thanks for joining us. >> you bet. thank you. >> republican congressman alan nunly of mississippi has died. a spokesperson in his congressional office said he died in his hometown of tupe lo. last june, representative nunly had a stroke wh
of course that puts house speaker john boehner back in a precarious situation where he has to sort of fight off his right flank and look to pass something else that the senate can pass. so none of the options here look good. and it certainly is going do be between mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner to work out. >> the house is going to take up a measure passed in the senate. snelt the senate passed keystone xl pipeline bill. they're taking up the senate version instead of...
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john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the decision in an editorial this morning in the "the washington post." here is more from the interview that aired last night. [video clip] >> there was one piece of what i said that turned out to be wrong. there was not a demonstration. what i said was, there were extremists who came to our facility with heavy weapons. i indicated when asked if they could be al qaeda or allocated affiliates or libyan affiliates. and then they attacked and a violent fashion. host: on the front page this morning. let's get to your phone calls and your reaction and what this means for the pres
john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the...
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pelosi wants a meeting with john boehner, the speaker, to narrow the scope and get the democrats and little but more of what they say they need to make this fair. boehner's office has resisted that did this point. this thing seems to be on hold for a little while or at least being dragged out for a little while longer. then the house comes back next week. they are in for three of four weeks, out for july 4, in for three or four weeks and out for all of august and in for about two or three weeks in september, after labor day, and before they go away to campaign. those numbers of weeks do not add up to a whole lot of time to ramp up an investigation, come up with a list of witnesses, come up with all of discovery -- to use a legal term -- they need and get it done before the election. it seems like an extremely tall order for me. i just wonder how frustrated both sides will be if we come to committeeon and this has not drawn its bottom line. host: a viewer says -- committee costct extra money? these people are already employed, or do we outsource? guest: a great question. the answer is
pelosi wants a meeting with john boehner, the speaker, to narrow the scope and get the democrats and little but more of what they say they need to make this fair. boehner's office has resisted that did this point. this thing seems to be on hold for a little while or at least being dragged out for a little while longer. then the house comes back next week. they are in for three of four weeks, out for july 4, in for three or four weeks and out for all of august and in for about two or three weeks...
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we cannot wait until the next generation. >> less than a minute. >> you have the president and john boehner in the room. what is the advice you give these two men as they begin these conversations? >> sit down, have a beer, quit joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] watering the earth in his white robes, telling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian thing there. [laughter] what can grover do to you? he cannot murder you or burn your house. the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for reelection or put some jerk in the primary, and if that means more to you than the country, you should not even be in the damn congress. [applause] >> your advice? >> compromise, do the right thing. now is the magic moment. it is our responsibility. >> i want to thank you both. we are out of time. the conversation is going to continue here at the summit. thank you again for joining us. thank you to the two of you. i appreciate your work as well. we will be right back in just a mo
we cannot wait until the next generation. >> less than a minute. >> you have the president and john boehner in the room. what is the advice you give these two men as they begin these conversations? >> sit down, have a beer, quit joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] watering the earth in his white robes, telling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian...
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house speaker john boehner said the president's plan would indeed cause a surge in electricity bills. it would also shut down plants and potentially put an average of 224 thousand more people out >> the way this should work is, congress should appoint an agency that has the authority to manage the special resources of the country and look at the highest and best uses of those sources so we can continue to serve all the important functions, national security functions, but also driving the spectrum of the needs of the industry for at www.c-span.org d innovation and investment are >> issues facing the telecommunications industry with greg stillman, tonight at 8:00 eastern on the commands -- on the communicators. journal,ng washington er and paul bailey will discuss the climate change and its goal to from powerissions plants by 30% by the year 2030. then new jersey congressman chris smith remembers the anniversary of the pro-democracy protest in beijing's tiananmen square. washington journal, live tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. special operations commissioner william craven you
house speaker john boehner said the president's plan would indeed cause a surge in electricity bills. it would also shut down plants and potentially put an average of 224 thousand more people out >> the way this should work is, congress should appoint an agency that has the authority to manage the special resources of the country and look at the highest and best uses of those sources so we can continue to serve all the important functions, national security functions, but also driving the...
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president spoke, house speaker john boehner issued a statement, saying in part -- >> this month, c-span presents debates on what makes america great, evolution, and genetically modified foods. issue spotlight, with in-depth looks at irs oversight, student loan debt, and campus sexual assault. new perspectives on issues including global warming, voting rights, fighting infectious disease, and food safety. and our history tour, showing sights and sounds from america's historic places. find our television schedule one week in advance, and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us. us or e-mail join the conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> a panel of three euro judges in cincinnati heard oral argument last week on whether ohio has to recognize same-sex couples legally married in other states. last monthrt ruled that ohio's 2004 law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. >> eric murphy, interim director of ohio department of health. these cases involve state recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriage. in that respect, up from the michigan
president spoke, house speaker john boehner issued a statement, saying in part -- >> this month, c-span presents debates on what makes america great, evolution, and genetically modified foods. issue spotlight, with in-depth looks at irs oversight, student loan debt, and campus sexual assault. new perspectives on issues including global warming, voting rights, fighting infectious disease, and food safety. and our history tour, showing sights and sounds from america's historic places. find...
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signed, john boehner, speaker of the house revisited is to >> >> ferebee offered by our guest chaplain. >> let us pray. god, our father. order are distracted minds to yourself. help us to be humble. knowing that all works are worthwhile only in so far as they come from you and are oriented back to you. bless the work of this house. strengthen its members to build bonds the last. bonds of collaboration amongst them selves. bones fraternity an opportunity in our land. bonds of peace of our parent -- on our planet. maybe core british -- maybe core perdition -- rather than the ease of wantonness or the doldrums of a difference. and loving father, as we celebrate mother's day this weekend, except our thanks for the love you have shown us through our mothers. may we cherish the dignity and sacrifices of those women who you have called to their and sustained life. through jesus christ the lord, amen. >> pursuant to section four a of house resolution 223, the journal of last days proceedings is approved. chair will be the house in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of
signed, john boehner, speaker of the house revisited is to >> >> ferebee offered by our guest chaplain. >> let us pray. god, our father. order are distracted minds to yourself. help us to be humble. knowing that all works are worthwhile only in so far as they come from you and are oriented back to you. bless the work of this house. strengthen its members to build bonds the last. bonds of collaboration amongst them selves. bones fraternity an opportunity in our land. bonds of...
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as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing to put entitlements on the table. big deal. you have a speaker, a republican speaker who really gets it. he understands the deaths of the problems they face. he has said the are going to put revenues on the table. big move. we got half the members of the senate already saying they will support a balanced plan. which makes a lot of sense. we have the business community lined up firmly for doing something. most importantly, we have the fiscal cliff. where if we go over it, we are going to face the most predictable economic crisis in history. for all of us in here, it is also the most av
as we speak, the president is meeting with john boehner, the first face-to-face talk. in december 2010, you called your plan the moment of truth. almost two years later, but moment are we at now? >> i think this is the magic moment. a moment when our generation has the chance to really do something about this problem that we created. it is our generation that got us into this mess. i think we have a good chance. yet a second term democrats president who has come out and said he is willing...
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bigger john boehner -- speaker john boehner is a very proud catholic. what a great trivia. hey, this is also bipartisan because indeed, nancy pelosi too is a very proud member of the catholic faith. host: from the huffington today and op-ed at about why someone is not attending the speech. he says, well it help confront the threat from isis? hardly. will bring peace, rule of law and moral conduct back to the west bank, gaza, israel? i can't see how invented any of those goals. guest: he is wrong. hey, we should all welcome world leaders. the more we know, indeed, i'm so concerned with the negotiations with tehran. it borders on ridiculous to me. we know they are building their nuclear capabilities underground. we know they have energy. what they are doing is very clear. they are developing a nuclear capability. if you don't understand that, then look at the capability of missiles development. they already have a missile capability that can strike nato members of southeastern europe -- greece, bulgaria, romania. we know they have a missile capability that they can strike ind
bigger john boehner -- speaker john boehner is a very proud catholic. what a great trivia. hey, this is also bipartisan because indeed, nancy pelosi too is a very proud member of the catholic faith. host: from the huffington today and op-ed at about why someone is not attending the speech. he says, well it help confront the threat from isis? hardly. will bring peace, rule of law and moral conduct back to the west bank, gaza, israel? i can't see how invented any of those goals. guest: he is...
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a tweet from speaker john boehner who was on fox news yesterday. he quotes, the american people deserve the truth. that interview aired on fox news. debbie wasserman schultz was on cnn's "state of the union. so here's what representative wasserman schultz had to say about this investigation into benghazi. minute.a thebottom line here is that republicans have clearly lost the ability, because we have had such a precipitous drop among republicans, even, in their fervor for repealing the affordable care act. they are clearly doing this to drive their turnout. michelle, i didn't interrupt you. excuse me. to the question, can you just not participate in this when there are so many things echo you know, a new document came out. the committee didn't know about it. it came out this week and it certainly made it look like the administration was shaping the message in a way that turned out not to be true. can you afford to just turn your back on this? does knit them look like we don't want to know what when on? >> the republicans are in them majority in the
a tweet from speaker john boehner who was on fox news yesterday. he quotes, the american people deserve the truth. that interview aired on fox news. debbie wasserman schultz was on cnn's "state of the union. so here's what representative wasserman schultz had to say about this investigation into benghazi. minute.a thebottom line here is that republicans have clearly lost the ability, because we have had such a precipitous drop among republicans, even, in their fervor for repealing the...
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john boehner liked that. i guess paul ryan liked that. i'm not sure what harry reid thought about that, but the rules committee thought it was ok. but the fact of the matter is that bill was written while the rules committee was in session. there are 13 of us on rules committee. we love the enormous power that we got. but i don't believe any of us ever suspected that the rules committee was going to supersede all of the committees in the house of representatives. there's been no committee action on any of this. in addition, i want to make the point again in spite of what we tried to do, we said nobody's talked about this. there's been no discussion on this. let's have an open rule. let's let not just the people on our side but the people on the republican side who had no input here as well, let's open it up and have a real debate and see what's going on here. what is going on here? what's going on here, as my colleague points out, is a circus of dubious constitutional validity, frankly. some people may say it's ok what they're doing. othe
john boehner liked that. i guess paul ryan liked that. i'm not sure what harry reid thought about that, but the rules committee thought it was ok. but the fact of the matter is that bill was written while the rules committee was in session. there are 13 of us on rules committee. we love the enormous power that we got. but i don't believe any of us ever suspected that the rules committee was going to supersede all of the committees in the house of representatives. there's been no committee...
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yesterday speaker john boehner sent this letter to the president. speaker boehner list several questions he asks the question -- president. one of them include -- since the stated u.s. policy goal is removing gaddafi from power, do you have engagement strategy for the opposition forces? that is just a little bit from speaker boehner's letter from yesterday to the president. joining us on the phone is liz from "the washington post." she is in tripoli. if you cannot get us up-to-date on what has happened the last couple of hours in libya. guest: it is pretty quiet this morning. do not have much activity until the night time. last night, we did have a lot of explosions. i counted more than we have had on any previous night. and so, it does seem that the air strikes have been said -- intensified in the capital last night. host: what is it like being in tripoli right now? where are you staying? are you able to get out of the hotel? do the american forces know where the foreign correspondent's hotel is? guest: i sincerely hope american, french, and britis
yesterday speaker john boehner sent this letter to the president. speaker boehner list several questions he asks the question -- president. one of them include -- since the stated u.s. policy goal is removing gaddafi from power, do you have engagement strategy for the opposition forces? that is just a little bit from speaker boehner's letter from yesterday to the president. joining us on the phone is liz from "the washington post." she is in tripoli. if you cannot get us up-to-date on...
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend lauren lash, st. patrick's episcopal church, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. gracious and loving god, we give you thanks for the gift of this new day. as we set out to do the work you have given us to do, please open our eyes to those who are suffering in the world around us. following your example, help us to care for the poor, the sick, the broken, and the disfraveraged -- disenfranchised. give us grace to care for all your people as if they were our own brothers and sisters. in all that we do, o lord, that your love and peace guide us. in your holy name we pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section -a of house resolution 604, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend lauren lash, st. patrick's episcopal church, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. gracious and loving god, we give you thanks for the gift of this new day. as we set out to do the work you have given us to do, please open our eyes to those who are suffering in the world around us. following your example, help us to care for the poor, the...
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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it is going to be between mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner to work out. >> let's look at the house, because they will take up a measure passed in the senate. the senate passed the keystone xl pipeline bill. they will take up that bill instead of going to conference. why that choice? >> it would reduce the amount of time. they want to get this on the president's desk as fast as possible. the president has said he is not going to sign it. they want to have that confrontation asap. >> we are joined by lauren fox. you can read more on twitter. also read more online at nationaljournal.com. >> thank you. >> republican alan nunnelee died earlier today at 56. he was first elected in 2010 and was a member of the appropriation committees. he underwent brain surgery last june and had been in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers the past year. congressman nunnelee was elected to a third term, but was too ill to travel to washington in january for the opening day of the 114th congress. he was sworn in a week later at a medical center in tupelo. there are now two vacant hous
it is going to be between mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner to work out. >> let's look at the house, because they will take up a measure passed in the senate. the senate passed the keystone xl pipeline bill. they will take up that bill instead of going to conference. why that choice? >> it would reduce the amount of time. they want to get this on the president's desk as fast as possible. the president has said he is not going to sign it. they want to have that...
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after no progress was made in plan b legislation -- by speaker john boehner. now live
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other speakers included former president bill clinton, house john boehner, and democratic minority leader nancy pelosi. you can see that service tonight at 8:35 p.m. eastern on c-span. senate negotiateators held a budget committee meeting. if they cannot reach a mpromise, congress faces shutdown in le january. this is 2 1/2 hours. january. this is 2 1/2 hours. >> thank you for being here. we begin with opening statements. the committee leader of each house will be recognized and alternating between the minority and the majority. after both have made statements, it will be alternating between republicans and democrats. each statement is limited to five minutes. there is no early-bird rule. the next member will be recognized in the next available slot from their chame -- chamber. that's how we will proceed for the rest of the day. before i recognize chairman murray, i want to begin. i will hold myself to the five-minute rule. you notice there are three senators for every congressman. an even it, that's match. everything.to cover that's not going to be easy. today i'd like to talk about why
other speakers included former president bill clinton, house john boehner, and democratic minority leader nancy pelosi. you can see that service tonight at 8:35 p.m. eastern on c-span. senate negotiateators held a budget committee meeting. if they cannot reach a mpromise, congress faces shutdown in le january. this is 2 1/2 hours. january. this is 2 1/2 hours. >> thank you for being here. we begin with opening statements. the committee leader of each house will be recognized and...
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house, and john boehner sat on it. never put it out to vote to help the unemployed. host: the democratic wit -- w hip tweeting out yesterday. also from the other side, from dan coats of indiana saying that long-term unemployment is still too high. much like what you heard from our previous caller. again, if you want to tell us about your job situation, if it has changed 303-748-8000. we move next antonio. found a job. caller: i recently found a job. it's been like eight months now. it is a private online company. how they do things is they don't really have a structure on getting a raise. i'm not really concerned about that. i was just released from prison for and a half years ago. they get paid to have convicted felons work for them. i do not see why they -- these employees out there, hire more convicted felons. host: how many jobs did you apply for before you found this one, given your background? coloraller: i had a job being a janitor. when they found out my background, it was like they did not want me. but then, i
house, and john boehner sat on it. never put it out to vote to help the unemployed. host: the democratic wit -- w hip tweeting out yesterday. also from the other side, from dan coats of indiana saying that long-term unemployment is still too high. much like what you heard from our previous caller. again, if you want to tell us about your job situation, if it has changed 303-748-8000. we move next antonio. found a job. caller: i recently found a job. it's been like eight months now. it is a...
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way wehe spread is under will listen to house speaker john boehner earlier today, and he called on the white house to release emails on the benghazi consulate attack. >> good morning, everyone. i hope you tune into yesterday's hearings on the tragedy in benghazi. we learned that on september 12, the day after the attacks, and four days before susan rice 's tv appearances, a senior state department official emailed curse appears to relay the libyan ambassador -- she had told the libyan ambassador that the attack was conducted by islamic terrorists. the state department would not allow our committees to keep copies of this e-mail when it was reviewed. i would call on the president to order the state department to release this email said the american people can see it. we also know the white house continues to claim it only made stylistic changes to the talking points used by susan rice. ignoring the fact that senior white house officials directed the changes be made to those talking points. our committee's interim report says specific emails were the white house and state bar but insiste
way wehe spread is under will listen to house speaker john boehner earlier today, and he called on the white house to release emails on the benghazi consulate attack. >> good morning, everyone. i hope you tune into yesterday's hearings on the tragedy in benghazi. we learned that on september 12, the day after the attacks, and four days before susan rice 's tv appearances, a senior state department official emailed curse appears to relay the libyan ambassador -- she had told the libyan...
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i say, shutdown and let john boehner explain it. i am not in support of a government shutdown. this would hurt confidence in the world market, plus millions of elderly people would be left in financial crisis." that is stephen from kentucky. he is a democrat. take up, a democrat. thank you for waiting. go ahead. are you there? let's try missouri. don on the independent line. hi, don. caller: yes, sir. hello? i believe the government should be shut down. host: why? caller: well, because they are all corrupted anyway. host: anything else you want to add? caller: well, they are not going to do anything for the american people. they have forgotten who they work for. the american people keep reelecting them. they are not doing anything. they let the gas prices go sky high. the economy is getting worse and worse. in our time, we will live to see history repeating itself. and we need to have protests like they did in egypt. we need to have them here. host: appreciate your thoughts. we will do this for 10-12 minutes, and then we will take a deeper look at the president's budget with mi
i say, shutdown and let john boehner explain it. i am not in support of a government shutdown. this would hurt confidence in the world market, plus millions of elderly people would be left in financial crisis." that is stephen from kentucky. he is a democrat. take up, a democrat. thank you for waiting. go ahead. are you there? let's try missouri. don on the independent line. hi, don. caller: yes, sir. hello? i believe the government should be shut down. host: why? caller: well, because...
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prime minister netanyahu: speaker of the house, john boehner, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, house minority leader nancy pelosi, and house majority leader mccarthy. i also want to acknowledge senator and democratic leader harry reid. harry reid, it is good to see you back on your feet. it is true what they say to you cannot keep a good man down. i am deeply humbled by the opportunity to speak for a third time before the most important legislative body in the world, the u.s. congress. i want to thank you all for being here today. i know that my speech has been the subject of much controversy. i deeply regret that some perceive me being here as political. that was never my intention. i want to thank you democrats and republicans for your common support for israel, year after year, decade after decade. i know no matter which side of the aisle you sit, you stand with israel. the remarkable alliance between israel and the united states has always been above politics and it must always remain above politics. because america and israel, we share a common destiny, of a promised land,
prime minister netanyahu: speaker of the house, john boehner, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, house minority leader nancy pelosi, and house majority leader mccarthy. i also want to acknowledge senator and democratic leader harry reid. harry reid, it is good to see you back on your feet. it is true what they say to you cannot keep a good man down. i am deeply humbled by the opportunity to speak for a third time before the most important legislative body in the world, the u.s. congress. i...
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can john boehner get enough republican house members to support something like this? i think that is an open question. if nothing happens, the sequestration takes over. what makes this a good possibility that something will get done. the republicans' most concerned about this are folks like lindsey graham who are very worried about the defense cuts. will the republicans' desire for a strong national defense overcome their concerns for raising taxes? i do not think republicans will raise tax rates. i do not think it will raise capital gains. will democrats go along with that? tuned.wy host: are there other republicans you're waiting to see come out and send signals? guest: i did nothing so with king. he is been a modern big city republican. nothing wrong with that. the republicans that are signaling that might be amenable to a deal are the usual suspects so far. will somebody rise that will surprise you? that will be the question. i do not know the answer to that. it is incredibly difficult. there is an incentive to not compromise. "compromise" has become a dirty word.
can john boehner get enough republican house members to support something like this? i think that is an open question. if nothing happens, the sequestration takes over. what makes this a good possibility that something will get done. the republicans' most concerned about this are folks like lindsey graham who are very worried about the defense cuts. will the republicans' desire for a strong national defense overcome their concerns for raising taxes? i do not think republicans will raise tax...
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signed john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leadership for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from hawaii, mr. takai for five minutes. mr. takai: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takai: aloha, mr. speaker. there's a letter from me sitting on your desk today asking you to pass a clean funding bill for the department of homeland security. all democrats in the house have introduced and co-sponsored a clean bill and the republican-controlled senate has passed one as well. mr. speaker clause 2 of house
signed john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leadership for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate...
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you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid. you will cause them to start looking for loopholes and deductions. there is a way to get there. where there is a will, there is a way. host: congressman sander levin encouraged us to talk about what these loopholes might be. sinn fein is like deductions for mortgage, education, -- should things like deductions, mortgage, education, should they be on the table? guest: they should be on the table, but not for the middle class. in the last congress, we got 38 votes. what that says this may be for somebody making $2 million, living in a five million-dollar house, maybe do not need the
you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid....
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[video clip] >> he spoke with john boehner. by the weekend and he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so the process that he began is continuing. recanting you to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. we know what the solutions are. it was senator who said that in an op-ed, one benefit of all of the debate said we have had any discussions over the past couple of years is that we know what the parameters of a balanced solution for these challenges look like. and they include both spending cuts and revenues and entitlement reform. they have to have -- all three legs of the school of got to report of that. >> jay carney at the white house. was asked about the idea of going off the fiscal cliff. alan krueger, the chairman of president obama's economic advisers, he spoke about what would happen if we go off this so-called fiscal cliff. in this report put out by the white house, american consumers will spend 200 billion less in 2013 if the fiscal cliff is not averte
[video clip] >> he spoke with john boehner. by the weekend and he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so the process that he began is continuing. recanting you to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. we know what the solutions are. it was senator who said that in an op-ed, one benefit of all of the debate said we have had any discussions over the past couple of years is that we know what the parameters of a balanced...
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the: a photograph of president as he speaks with house speaker john boehner. in the background is vice president joe biden. this is what we have been focusing on for the first 45 minutes. a call from don in houston, texas. good morning, republican line. you.r: thank i think obama will go down as a great president. -- will go down as a great president if he would focus on , then,against humanity as we did with old -- with bin laden, go after the people. they are the ones causing these wars. propertyneed to target , command and control airfields the need to target the people that rings about these holocausts, and that is the heads of state. it won't take 100s that it will take hundreds of thousands of soldiers. -- it won't take hundreds of thousands of soldiers. our focus should be crimes against humanity. inc. you. host: this point on our twitter page -- in this piece inside "the washington post" -- thomas is joining us from frankfort, kentucky on the republican line. good morning. thank you for taking my call. it is so sad that we have forgotten so soon the pi
the: a photograph of president as he speaks with house speaker john boehner. in the background is vice president joe biden. this is what we have been focusing on for the first 45 minutes. a call from don in houston, texas. good morning, republican line. you.r: thank i think obama will go down as a great president. -- will go down as a great president if he would focus on , then,against humanity as we did with old -- with bin laden, go after the people. they are the ones causing these wars....
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please join me in welcoming speaker john boehner. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone and let me just say how happy i am to be back at aei. i last spoke here shortly before i became speaker and it's a job i love but looking back a job i never thought i would have. when i got first elected to congress i thought i will probably do this for 10 years and go back and run my business or do something else but i'm still here and still on the journey for the same reason that many of you are. each of us was fortunate that we had a chance to succeed, chance to realize our potential and our work isn't finished until we have passed the same chance on to our kids and theirs. and i have got some ideas about how to do that, and today i would like to share those with you. let me start by picking up where i left off when i was here nearly four years ago. that day i talked about how we would run the house differently, differently than the republicans had run it in the past and how democrats were running it then. today i can report that the people's
please join me in welcoming speaker john boehner. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone and let me just say how happy i am to be back at aei. i last spoke here shortly before i became speaker and it's a job i love but looking back a job i never thought i would have. when i got first elected to congress i thought i will probably do this for 10 years and go back and run my business or do something else but i'm still here and still on the journey for the same reason that many of you are....
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that is what john boehner said. i agree. we agree. that is why we should work together, sit down, and negotiate. senate democrats have requested unanimous consent to move to conference five times and every time a republican senator has stood up and said now. after spending a lot of time and many months demanding regular order, they are running away from conference and running right towards the crisis. i know republicans are not too excited about the prospects of demanding -- defending their extreme budget all over again in a public conference committee. i know they are not excited about that, but the american people deserve to see our to visions side by side. we are proud of the vision that we have put forward. we want to go to conference and do what the american people expect us to do, which is to compromise. we understand that. having talked to many senate democrats and republicans come up we understand that is the legislative process. i am absolutely can founded by the fact that they do not want to move forward, except that i see w
that is what john boehner said. i agree. we agree. that is why we should work together, sit down, and negotiate. senate democrats have requested unanimous consent to move to conference five times and every time a republican senator has stood up and said now. after spending a lot of time and many months demanding regular order, they are running away from conference and running right towards the crisis. i know republicans are not too excited about the prospects of demanding -- defending their...
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speaker john boehner with a statement praising him for his lifelong commitment to service, from flying combat missions over the south pacific to fighting for found -- ft. worth on the house floor. jim wright, passing away today at the age of 92. on capitol hill tomorrow, the new attorney general loretta lynch will testify on the 2016 justice department budget. she will be before a senate appropriations subcommittee. we will have that live at 10:30 eastern. voters in the united kingdom tomorrow make their choices for parliament. polls close at 10:00 p.m. local time, 5:00 p.m. eastern. we will simulcast itv's election night coverage, political analysis for my tv, getting underway at 4:55 p.m. here on c-span. this mother's day, sunday starting at noon, c-span presents to children and grandchildren of america's first families, paying tribute to first ladies and remembering life in the white house. among those speaking, linda johnson robb, caroline kennedy the bush daughters, and many more. here is a preview of what is coming up. >> unless you study henrietta hoover she was the first first
speaker john boehner with a statement praising him for his lifelong commitment to service, from flying combat missions over the south pacific to fighting for found -- ft. worth on the house floor. jim wright, passing away today at the age of 92. on capitol hill tomorrow, the new attorney general loretta lynch will testify on the 2016 justice department budget. she will be before a senate appropriations subcommittee. we will have that live at 10:30 eastern. voters in the united kingdom tomorrow...
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speaker john boehner has a contentious caucus and he can be tough on him sometimes, he did not like -- what to look like this will be hurting him in some way. i'm wondering how that kind of comment happened. does that not hurt the "no comment" kind of dynamic? >> what we have done is not comment on the internal discussions that he has had with the speaker. secretary geithner and others have had discussions with leaders on the hill and their staff. i think what the president said is reflected in our dreams are reporting, by i'm sure your organization and others, about the internal dynamics within the house republican conference. i think that is a fairly standard observation the president made yesterday. >> yesterday and today, obviously [no audio] >> we are still waiting for more formation about the incidents in connecticut. as we do, i think it's important, on a day like today, to view this as i know the president, as a father, does, and others who are parents certainly do which is to feel enormous sympathy for those families affected and to do everything that we can to support state
speaker john boehner has a contentious caucus and he can be tough on him sometimes, he did not like -- what to look like this will be hurting him in some way. i'm wondering how that kind of comment happened. does that not hurt the "no comment" kind of dynamic? >> what we have done is not comment on the internal discussions that he has had with the speaker. secretary geithner and others have had discussions with leaders on the hill and their staff. i think what the president said...
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john boehner briefed reporters in the u.s. capitol. he accused president obama of making a reckless threat to shut down the government. he was referring to the president's threat to veto a homeland security spending bill. speaker boehner's news conference lasted about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. this morning, i sent the president a letter urging him to reconsider his reckless threat the government later this year. the bill passed the house with overwhelming support. the bill says the president will not sign any spending bill unless we agree to his demands for a broader budget deal. in short, the president said higher taxes and higher spending or we will shut down the government. i think that is reckless. no one wants to make progress on the deficit more than i do. i have been working on it for years. i know how hard it is. that is why the idea of shutting down the government if we cannot find a deal is so irresponsible. the truth is that we have a consequence. we are failing to find further deficit-reduction. it is called se
john boehner briefed reporters in the u.s. capitol. he accused president obama of making a reckless threat to shut down the government. he was referring to the president's threat to veto a homeland security spending bill. speaker boehner's news conference lasted about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. this morning, i sent the president a letter urging him to reconsider his reckless threat the government later this year. the bill passed the house with overwhelming support. the bill...
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we start with house speaker john boehner. also house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader harry reid. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tomorrow on "washington journal," a congressional historian gives the history of the filibuster rule and the changes senate leader reid is pursuing. then a guest from politico examines tax credits aimed at families and businesses that will be impacted if congress does not act on the so-called fiscal clef. beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. today in new york at the united nations, the general assembly voted 138-9 with 41 countries abstaining to recognize the state of palestine. it updates the palestinian status to a non member observer state at the united nations. after the vote, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice said the vote places further obstacles in the path of peace. here are comments -- are about five minutes. >> thank you, mr. president. for decades, the united states has worked to help achieve a comprehensive end to the long and tragic arab-israeli con
we start with house speaker john boehner. also house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader harry reid. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tomorrow on "washington journal," a congressional historian gives the history of the filibuster rule and the changes senate leader reid is pursuing. then a guest from politico examines tax credits aimed at families and businesses that will be impacted if congress does not act on the so-called fiscal clef. beginning at 7:00 a.m....
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yesterday speaker john boehner sent this letter to the president. speaker boehner list several questions he asks the question -- president. one of them include -- since the stated u.s. policy goal is removing gaddafi from power, do you have engagement strategy for the oppositionorces? that is just a ttle bit from speaker boehner's letter from yesterday to the president. joining us on the phone is liz from "the washington post." she is in tripoli. if you cannot get us up-to-date on what has happened the last coup of hours in libya. guest: it is pretty quiet this morning. do not have much activity until the night time. last night, we did have a lot of explosions. i counted more than we have had on any previous night. and so, it does seem that the air strikes have been said -- intensified in the capital last night. host: what is it like being in tripoli right now? where are you staying? are you able to get out of the hotel? do the american forces know where the foreign correspondent's hotel is? guest: i sincerely hope american, french, and british forc
yesterday speaker john boehner sent this letter to the president. speaker boehner list several questions he asks the question -- president. one of them include -- since the stated u.s. policy goal is removing gaddafi from power, do you have engagement strategy for the oppositionorces? that is just a ttle bit from speaker boehner's letter from yesterday to the president. joining us on the phone is liz from "the washington post." she is in tripoli. if you cannot get us up-to-date on...
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host: your colleague albert a, said john boehner had the best year in washington. guest: within his own conference, he emerged stronger this january than he was last january. nationally, house republicans brand has been soiled. there are a lot of political problems and frankly it's been great that healthcare that was completely broken in most of october and november that helped the republican party recover from the shutdown. within his own conference, he has more support now. host: shane goldmacher of national journal on the first day of the year. here is tom lafayette, california republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i just want to challenge on republicans in the senate. my thought is, three democrats, montana, south dakota and west virginia. i don't think the democrats were competitive there. republicans pick up three seats. then there's three more seats that are in doubt. it's north carolina and arkansas. then it seems to me there's four or five others. they are democratic seats very competitive. it seems your guest d
host: your colleague albert a, said john boehner had the best year in washington. guest: within his own conference, he emerged stronger this january than he was last january. nationally, house republicans brand has been soiled. there are a lot of political problems and frankly it's been great that healthcare that was completely broken in most of october and november that helped the republican party recover from the shutdown. within his own conference, he has more support now. host: shane...
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we'll have more on that with house speaker john boehner live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. meanwhile, president obama held a news conference this afternoon where he responded to republican senators' opposition to u.n. ambassador susan rice and talked about the resignation of c.i.a. david depe trayus. s the president's first news conference since being elected to a second term. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress that we've made. because this nation succeeds when we've got a growing, thriving middle class. and that's the idea at the core of the plan that i talked about on the campaign trail over the last year resm warding manufacturers and small businesses that create jobs here, not overseas, providing more americans the chance to earn
we'll have more on that with house speaker john boehner live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. meanwhile, president obama held a news conference this afternoon where he responded to republican senators' opposition to u.n. ambassador susan rice and talked about the resignation of c.i.a. david depe trayus. s the president's first news conference since being elected to a second term. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just...
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caller: we still have john boehner, eric cantor who will stay on with those rules that have had since 2011 when republicans took control of the house. in terms of strategy and approach, we are dealing with the same players we were dealing with before the election. host: turning toward the senate, what is the news there? caller: a lot of the same there as well. the republicans and democrats met yesterday morning behind closed doors and basically reelected the same leaders should have said for some time now. harry reid on the democratic side. on the republican side of mitch mcconnell and john corn and who is coming off of two cycles on the republican campaign committee. he will be replacing john kyl who is retiring. another couple of people down the ladder were reelected. there was an opening for for the campaign committee slot. thank you for talking with us. our question this morning is your level of confidence in the white house national security team. let's hear from carrie from michigan. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think this is another cover up for the republican party
caller: we still have john boehner, eric cantor who will stay on with those rules that have had since 2011 when republicans took control of the house. in terms of strategy and approach, we are dealing with the same players we were dealing with before the election. host: turning toward the senate, what is the news there? caller: a lot of the same there as well. the republicans and democrats met yesterday morning behind closed doors and basically reelected the same leaders should have said for...
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other speakers include former president bill clinton, house speaker john boehner, and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors, the singing of the united states national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the gave proofing in air through the night that our flag was still there. -h say does that star waveled banner yet free andland of the brave. ♪ the now please be seated. hame ladies and gentlemen, let us begin by acknowledging a great friend of this institution , mrs. heather fully. thank you for giving us this chance to try to express the debt -- the depth of gratitude we owe to tom. an english poet once wrote that god is ant work of honest man. tom foley was back and more, a leader grounded indecency and , an honor to himself, his family, and this house. he did all the
other speakers include former president bill clinton, house speaker john boehner, and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors, the singing of the united states national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly...
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we also plan to bring you house speaker john boehner. he's expected to comment on that particular resolution. also, the other house business. his briefing is set for 11:30 eastern. we will have that for you live. more though now from a reporter that's been covering the benghazi reporter and then we'll show you adam schiff from this morning's "washington journal." he sits on the intelligence committee. steven sloan is deputy editor for "politico." why are they seeking a new committee on benghazi? >> it was emails from a watchdog group that were more comprehensive than even documents that had been requested through congressional subpoena. and that was essentially the final straw for speaker boehner and many other republicans who just don't -- an unwillingness on the part of the white house to cooperate with investigations into benghazi. >> is the intent of this benghazi select committee to take all of the other investigations and funneled them into one? >> i think that's where this is heading. i don't think that lawmakers are necessarily g
we also plan to bring you house speaker john boehner. he's expected to comment on that particular resolution. also, the other house business. his briefing is set for 11:30 eastern. we will have that for you live. more though now from a reporter that's been covering the benghazi reporter and then we'll show you adam schiff from this morning's "washington journal." he sits on the intelligence committee. steven sloan is deputy editor for "politico." why are they seeking a new...
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john boehner on his party should -- parties election. nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days. nowadays, the vice president does not bother with that. he was there every day presiding over the senate. it was a transition with a zero knowledge. that does not happen anymore. he got a phone call from the white house. he picked up the phone, at the other end, get to the white house as an issue can. he grabbed his hat. he had a car, of course. he went to the white house and was taken upstairs to the second floor. he upstairs to the second floor. he was met by eleanor roosevelt. she said, the president is dead. he was in total shock. can i do for you? she said, what can we d
john boehner on his party should -- parties election. nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days....
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives.
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear lord, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of this people's house return from a lengthy time in their home districts, in the wake of a great american holiday we ask your special blessing upon american workers. those fortunate to have jobs during these difficult economic times and those desiring work. may they know and be confident of the nobility and sacredness of their labor. lord, the task facing the nation's congress is a difficult one which will call upon each member to consider what is best for american workers first. it is the challenge facing all americans. give the members wisdom in their work that our economy might continue to rebound and our country men and women throughout these united states be able to provide for their families and to build lives we have all come to expect for our citizens. may all that is done this day be for your
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear lord, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of this people's house return from a lengthy time in their home districts, in the wake of a great american holiday we ask your special blessing upon american workers. those fortunate to have jobs during these difficult economic times and those...
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boehner, who will resign from congress on october 30. mccarthy is believed to have locked up the 124 gop votes needed to be nominated for the top job during a closed-door gop conference election set for next thursday. but, the rapidly rising lawmaker is as many as 50 gop votes shy of the 218 he needs to formally win the gavel. a representative said that he thinks it would be good for him to clarify, it is important for the next speaker of the house to from politics. from washington, d.c., ed is up next. what do you think of the benghazi committee? caller: i think the benghazi committee -- that is just a witchhunt. she is only one that has foreign-policy experience. brock hasis david provent, and has already that hillary did not violate any rules at all. government, and had top-secret papers at one time, and know what this is all about. she did not violate any rules at all. actually turned over all the records. what they're trying to do is making sure that her numbers in the polls go down. actually, what is going on is women are being tar
boehner, who will resign from congress on october 30. mccarthy is believed to have locked up the 124 gop votes needed to be nominated for the top job during a closed-door gop conference election set for next thursday. but, the rapidly rising lawmaker is as many as 50 gop votes shy of the 218 he needs to formally win the gavel. a representative said that he thinks it would be good for him to clarify, it is important for the next speaker of the house to from politics. from washington, d.c., ed is...
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boehner, mitch mcconnell, and the man has no intention of doing anything instead of trying except to try to keep the president as a one-term president. if they go to the bathroom, they try to block him and we will not tolerate it. we will work together and get a congress and office that is going to do something for the people. the old boy network is gone. we cannot wait for all of them to die. we just want to kill their ignorance ideas. we want to make sure -- don't cut me off -- i want to make sure we do this in 2014 when the people will let their racist republican party now. va.,.abington, caller: i have not been able to get through in a number of years. i was enjoying hearing the conversation. host: we are listening to you, what are your thoughts? had hoped to get through and talk to representative maloney. host: is coming up next but got through to quickly. caller: am so proud that our president is taking a stand and has appointed susan rice and not just been bullied any more by the republican party. said, shevious caller is more than qualified. our national of security. i hope h
boehner, mitch mcconnell, and the man has no intention of doing anything instead of trying except to try to keep the president as a one-term president. if they go to the bathroom, they try to block him and we will not tolerate it. we will work together and get a congress and office that is going to do something for the people. the old boy network is gone. we cannot wait for all of them to die. we just want to kill their ignorance ideas. we want to make sure -- don't cut me off -- i want to make...
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john boehner will push for a dollar in spending cuts for every new dollar in borrowing authority. a formula he came up with last year during the debt ceiling debate. some republicans have said that the treasury department could prioritize payment and minimize the impact of default. charles joins us from chicago, independent line. caller: good morning. a lot of studies of different financial instruments and things. a recent study i did spans from 1942-2012. the best used to judge inflation is simply an automobile. they cost $800 in 1940. a similar automobile today could you bought for $22,000. that is 2750% inflation. after every war, we have gigantic inflation. unless we are going to take extreme austerity to put us into a massive depression, we inflate out of it, and we also live quite well. to give you an example, if i got an ice cream cone in 1940, it would cost one dollar 46 cents today. all things are a line. all we have to do after wars is inflate out of it, pay off the debt with devalued currency, and that goes for all global currencies. we should not be having a debate abo
john boehner will push for a dollar in spending cuts for every new dollar in borrowing authority. a formula he came up with last year during the debt ceiling debate. some republicans have said that the treasury department could prioritize payment and minimize the impact of default. charles joins us from chicago, independent line. caller: good morning. a lot of studies of different financial instruments and things. a recent study i did spans from 1942-2012. the best used to judge inflation is...